Fossilized Coral
Rugosa / Tabulata coral fossils replaced by silica (Chalcedony/Quartz)
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Fossilized Coral
Rugosa / Tabulata coral fossils replaced by silica (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Orthida)
Coprolite
Fossilized feces (various taxa)
Chalcedony (Agate/Seashell replacement)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Zebra Rock (Zebra Stone / Ribbon Stone)
Siltstone with Ferruginous Banding (Primarily Quartz, Kaolinite, and Hematite)
Chert (Tan/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper locally)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, Formula: SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble
Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide (Fe2O3) cement
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone
Sandstone
Arenite (Secondary classification based on grain size)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil
Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Generic formula roughly C10H16O)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed of SiO2, CaCO3, or iron oxides)
Black Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Amber
Succinite (Formula: C10H16O)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (primarily Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fossil Sea Urchin / Echinoid
Class Echinoidea
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Fossilized Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria microfossils in silica Matrix)
Banded Chert (with Quartz Vein)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert (Weathered)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Massive Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Iron-stained River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
Crinoid Fossil Limestone
Crinoidal Limestone (Calcite / CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral
Rugose Coral (Order Rugosa) or Tabulate Coral
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite or Silica)
Banded Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Calcite Veining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) veins
Banded Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (with Liesegang Banding)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Coral)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)